The appellant municipality appealed a costs order made against it after it sought to enforce a support assignment through the Family Responsibility Office.
The support obligation had previously ceased, but the assignor had falsely certified it was active.
The Divisional Court found that while the lower court had jurisdiction to award costs against the appellant because it became a party by filing a Notice of Financial Interest, the costs order was unjustified on the merits.
The appellant had no reason to doubt the assignment's validity and its failure to attend the motion was not unreasonable.
The appeal was allowed and the costs order against the appellant was set aside.
